2,496 cc SOHC M129 Inline Six-Cylinder Mechanical Fuel Injection 150bhp at 5,500rpm Four-Speed Manual Transmission Four-Wheel Independent Suspension Four-Wheel Disc Brakes * Finished in Striking Astral Silver over Black * Highly Desirable Four-Speed Manual * Retaining its factory hard top and fittings THE 1968 MERCEDES-BENZ 250SL The W113 SL — introduced in 1963 as the 230SL and developed through the 250SL and 280SL — represented one of the most considered and purposeful sports car designs of the 1960s.

Where its predecessor, the spectacular 300SL, had been an engineering statement of near-racing character, the W113 was designed from the outset as a grand tourer of genuine everyday usability, with a fully independent suspension, modern unitary construction, and a cabin of exceptional quality for the period.

The car's defining visual element — the concave "Pagoda" hardtop, so called for its resemblance to the tiered roofs of East Asian architecture — was the work of Paul Bracq and ser...